Instructor: Kieu Kim Lan GMAT QUANTITATIVE 3.

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QUANTITATIVE 3.5/ 31 questions–62’

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1. If x = 0.08 2 , y  and z = 1 – 0.08 2 - 1, which of the following is true?
(0.08) 2

(A) x = y = z
(B) y<z<x
(C) z<x<y
(D) y<x and x = z
(E) x<y and x = z

2. In 1990 a total of x earthquakes occurred worldwide, some but not all of which occurred in Asia. If m of these
earthquakes occurred in Asia, which of the following represents the ratio of the number of earthquakes that
occurred in Asia to the number that did NOT occur in Asia?

x
(A)
m
m
(B)
x
m
(C)
xm
x
(D)
xm
m
(E) 1 
x

3. A swim club that sold only individual and family memberships charged $300 for an individual membership.
If the club’s total revenue from memberships was $480,000, what was the charge for a family membership?

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(1) The revenue from individual memberships was of the total revenue from memberships.
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(2) The club sold 1.5 times as many family memberships as individual memberships.

4. Is xy<6?

(1) x<3 and y<2

1 2
(2)  x  and �2< 64
2 3

5. If the two-digit integers M and N are positive and have the same digits, but in reverse order, which of the
following cannot be the sum of M and N?

(A) 181
(B) 165
(C) 121
(D) 99
(E) 44
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6. Working alone, Printers X, Y, and Z can do a certain printing job, consisting of a large number of pages, in 12,
15, and 18 hours, respectively. What is the ratio of the time it takes Printer X to do the job, working alone at
its rate, to the time it takes Printers Y and Z to do the job, working together at their individual rates?

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(A)
11
1
(B)
2
15
(C)
22
22
(D)
15
11
(E)
4

7. In 1985 a company sold a brand of shoes to retailers for a fixed price per pair. In 1986 the number of pairs of the
shoes that the company sold to retailers decreased by 20 percent, while the price per pair increased by 20 percent.
If the company’s revenue from the sale of the shoes in 1986 was $3.0 million, what was the approximate revenue
from the sale of the shoes in 1985?

(A) $2.4 million

(B) $2.9 million
(C) $3.0 million
(D) $3.1 million
(E) $3.6 million

8. If k is a positive integer and n = 7.049 ∗ 10� , what is the value of k?

(1) 7,500 <n< 75,000

(2) 104 <n<105

9. The concentration of a certain chemical in a full water tank depends on the depth of the water. At a depth that
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is x feet below the top of the tank, the concentration is 3  parts per million, where 0 <x< 4. To the
5 x
nearest 0.1 foot, at what depth is the concentration equal to 6 parts per million?

(A) 2.4 ft
(B) 2.5 ft
(C) 2.8 ft
(D) 3.0 ft
(E) 3.2 ft

10. If b is the product of three consecutive positive integers c, c + 1, and c + 2, is b a multiple of 24?

(1) b is a multiple of 3
(2) c is odd.

11. If x is a positive number, what is the value of x?

(1) � − 2 = 1
(2) �2 = 4x - 3
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12. Pat will walk from intersection X to intersection Y along a route that is confined to the square grid of four
streets and three avenues shown in the map above. How many routes from X to Y can Pat take that have the
minimum possible length?

(A) Six
(B) Eight
(C) Ten
(D) Fourteen
(E) Sixteen

13. Harry started a 6-mile hike with a full 10-cup canteen of water and finished the hike in 2 hours with 1 cup of
water remaining in the canteen. If the canteen leaked at the rate of 1 cup per hour and Harry drank 3 cups of
water during the last mile, how many cups did he drink per mile during the first 5 miles of the hike?

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(A)
5
5
(B)
6
(C) 1
6
(D)
5
5
(E)
4

14. Which of the following could be the sum of the reciprocals of two different prime numbers?

7
(A)
13
10
(B)
12
11
(C)
30
23
(D)
50
19
(E)
77
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15. Is quadrilateral PQRS a parallelogram?

(1) PQ is parallel to SR.

(2) QR and PS have the same length.

16. Mouse population X doubles every week. How many weeks from now will population X first exceed
1,000,000?

(1) The mouse population is now 65,536.

(2) Fifteen weeks ago the mouse population was 2.

17. If y is an integer, then the least possible value of 23 – 5� is

(A) 1
(B) 2
(C) 3
(D) 4
(E) 5

18. If x=y+4 and x=20− y, then �2 – �2 =

(A) 16
(B) 80
(C) 144
(D) 256
(E) 384

19. On level farmland, two runners leave at the same time from the intersection of two country roads. One runner
jogs due north at a constant rate of 8 miles per hour while the second runner jogs due east at a constant rate
that is 4 miles per hour faster than the first runner's rate. How far apart, to the nearest mile, will they be after
1
hour?
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(A) 6
(B) 7
(C) 8
(D) 12
(E) 14

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20. If y  and x≠ 3, is x greater than 3?
x3

(1) y is a positive number.

(2) y is less than x.
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21. An equilateral triangle with side of length t and a square with side of length s are inscribed in the circle above.
What is the area of the circular region?

(1) s = 2
(2) t = 3

22. (22 - 1)(22 +1)(24 + 1)(28 + 1) =

(A) 216 - 1
(B) 216 + 1
(C) 223 -1
(D) 2128 -1
(E) 216 (216 – 1)

23. The time it took car A to travel 400 miles was 2 hours less than the time it took car B to travel the same distance.
If car A’s average speed was 10 miles per hour greater than that of car B, what was car B’s average speed, in
miles per hour?

(A) 20
(B) 30
(C) 40
(D) 50
(E) 80

24. If a + b = 200 and a<b, is a+b>c+d?

(1) c+d<200
(2) b+c+d=300

25. Ann can have her bicycle repaired for $50, or she can trade it in, as is, and receive $22 credit toward the purchase
of a new bicycle that sells for $107. If Ann trades in her current bicycle, the cost to her of purchasing the new
bicycle is what percent greater than the cost of having her current bicycle repaired?

(A) 44%
(B) 60%
(C) 70%
(D) 14%
(E) 170%
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26. During a 6-day local trade show, the least number of people registered in a single day was 80. Was the
average (arithmetic mean) number of people registered per day for the 6 days greater than 90?

(1) For the 4 days with the greatest number of people registered, the average (arithmetic mean) number
registered per day was 100.
(2) For the 3 days with the smallest number of people registered, the average (arithmetic mean) number
registered per day was 85.

27. The table above shows the morning schedule for train X. If Juan took train X on Monday morning, did he
arrive at station T on schedule?

(1) Juan arrived at station T on Monday morning 1 hour and 2 minutes after he left station S.
(2) Juan arrived at his office at 8:30 (EST) on Monday morning, which was 20 minutes after he arrived at station T.

28. The rear wheels of a car crossed a certain line 0.5 second after the front wheels crossed the same line. If the
centers of the front and rear wheels are 20 feet apart and the car traveled in a straight line at a constant speed,
which of the following gives the speed of the car in miles per hour? (5280 feet = 1 mile)

 20  60 2 
(A)   
 5,280  0.5 
 20  60 
(B)   
 5,280  0.5 
 20  0.5 
(C)   2 
 5,280  60 

(D)
205,280
602 0.5
(20)(5,280)
(E)
(60)(0.5)

29. Working alone, a small pump takes twice as long as a large pump takes to fill an empty tank. Working together at
their respective constant rates, the pump can fill the tank in 6 hours. How many hours would it take for the small
pump to fill the tank working alone?

(A) 8
(B) 9
(C) 12
(D) 15
(E) 18
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30. Are all of the numbers in a certain list of 15 numbers equal?

(1) The sum of all the numbers in the list is 60.

(2) The sum of any 3 numbers in the list is 12.

31. On a certain road 10% of the motorists exceed the posted speed limit and receive speeding tickets, but 20% of
the motorists who exceed the posted speed limit do not receive speeding tickets. What percent of the motorists
on the road exceed the posted speed limit?

(A) 10.5%
(B) 12.5%
(C) 15%
(D) 22%
(E) 30%